Female labor force participation rate in Guyana
Guyana: Female labor force participation rate was 47.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate in Guyana stood at 47.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Guyana peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2002.
Guyana ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 36.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 34.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.3% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 40.3% | 47.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guyana
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 46.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Guyana?
- Female labor force participation rate in Guyana was 47.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2002.
- How does Guyana rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Guyana ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).